Narrative
When a story is told directly from a character's perspective, e.g. 'I went to the castle and I slayed the dragon.'
When characters come into disagreement with each other.
Conflict
The main character of a story.
Protagonist
The mental picture an author creates through description.
Image
Irritated
Annoyed
Apoplectic
Enraged
When a narrator possesses only the knowledge of the character they're following.
Third-person limited
The first event of the story that sets a character on their journey.
Inciting incident
The villain of a story.
Antagonist
The use of the five senses to create detail.
Sensuous/sensory language
Ecstatic
Happy/excited
Febrile
Feverish
When a narrator knows all information, even information unknown to the main character.
Third-person omniscient
The ramping up/rising of action/tension.
Crescendo
Characters that are important to the story but do not have as important a role as the main character.
Secondary character
A glimpse of events that have happened in the past.
Flashback
Inconsolable
Sad (to an extreme degree, cannot be comforted)
Obdurate
Stubborn
When the narrator speaks directly to you, the reader.
Second-person narrative
The height of action and tension, i.e. the 'boiling point'.
Climax
A background character in a story.
Tertiary character
Foreshadowing
Typical/normal
Specious
True but only on a surface level
When the story does not unfold chronologically, i.e. the timeline is jumbled up.
Non-linear narrative
The ending of a story where the main narrative is tied up.
Resolution
When a character's characteristics chance in a significant manner due to the events of the story.
Character arc/character development
Background information provided at the beginning of a story.
Exposition
Nostalgic
Reminding of an older time, often in a pleasant way
Invective